A Star Named Wormwood (1965)
At the end of May 1918, released prisoners return to the Rumburk garrison from Russian captivity, hoping that the war is over for them. The only thing they want is to get their withheld ...
Top billed cast
Jiřina BohdalováTonka
Vlasta MatulováMiss Hilda
Rudolf DeylNoha
Jiří SovákČervenka
Radoslav BrzobohatýVodička
Jan TřískaLojzík
Martin RůžekKovář
Josef VětrovecPelnár
Jaroslav MarešWerner
Gustav HeverleKolárík
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